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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      01 June 2011
      13 November 1986
      ISBN:
      9780511564017
      9780521356756
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564017
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      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.27kg, 164 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
      Series:
      Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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    Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematical Physics, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
    Series:
    Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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    Just as ordinary symmetries relate various forms of matter to each other, and various basic forces to each other, so the novel concept of supersymmetry relates (Fermi) matter to (Bose) force. It is the aim of this book to provide a brief introductory description of the new physical and mathematical ideas involved in formulating supersymmetric theories. The book starts with a physical motivation of supersymmetry, a presentation of the mathematics of Lie superalgebras, supergroups and superspace. Techniques for constructing manifestly globally supersymmetric field theories are given, using the superfield formalism. To allow for a clear flow of ideas, the basic ideas and techniques are worked out in low space dimensionalities where the formulae do not obscure the concepts. Generalizations to four space-time dimensions are then readily come by. Some quantum aspects are discussed. Possible phenomenological applications are not emphasized. Supergravities, locally supersymmetric theories are then considered in 4 and 11 dimensions, in component formalism. An introduction to supersymmetry will be of interest to postgraduate students and researchers in theoretical and particle physics, especially those working in quantum field theory, quantum gravity, general relativity and supergravity. The book will also be of interest to mathematicians with an interest in theoretical physics.

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    "...refreshingly unconventional...can be recommended to those looking for a brief and not overly technical exposition of supersymmetry." Nature

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